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home >> charity search >> pontefract and ackworth almshouse charity
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

PONTEFRACT AND ACKWORTH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Provision and maintenance of almshouse accommodation for needy local people of pensionable age.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£87£90£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£84£261£-177n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£119£65£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£133£124£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£70£76£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£69£77£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£68£86£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£60£88£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£66£75£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£83£62£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£58£45£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£62£49£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£53£43£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£51£66£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£51£105£-53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£67£74£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£60£41£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£45£33£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£49£38£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£57£20£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 59 years

aralmshouse@gmail.com

01977700297

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • City Of Wakefield,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • DAVID DOUGLAS HENSHAW JONES Appointed: 2015
  • ERIC ALEXANDER JACKSON JP Appointed: 2011
  • JEREMY COOK Appointed: 2011
  • JOHN RICHARD RAMSKILL
  • JOHN ROCKETT (Chair)
  • MR DEREK VAUX
  • PAT WARING Appointed: 2011
  • PETER SIDDONS
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/08/1965, number: 223334
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Meeting Room
2a Ryder Close
Halfpenny Lane
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 4BS

Objectives

PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES. ANNUAL PAYMENTS TO THE VICAR OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GILES, PONTEFRACT. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PONTEFRACT AND ACKWORTH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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